New stuff for a new year

Sara was kind enough to open 2011 for us. Here are the gestures from last night. I have gone back to newsprint, as you may be able to tell.

Another supine pose

I just think the models get tired of standing. I believe this was our most often drawn model, Deb.

Unfinished #...

heh, too many unfinished drawings to ever be able to put a number to. This model was named Cassie and she may have been the most perfectly proportioned model I ever drew. Quite petite in stature but she had a perfect hourglass figure. Her red hair and pale skin really made her quite intriguing to draw, although that never came through in charcoal. She eventually moved on but while she was with us we got some terrific art out of her.

Sinew

Long and lean body on this male model really gave the artists some great shapes to work with. The connections between muscle and bone are very prominent and made for some interesting choices. I chose to amplify the sinewy nature of the figure where others decided to simplify the shapes and draw in a more impressionistic manner. I think whenever I have the time I tend to travel the road most detailed.

Untitled #9

Ambiguous title for an ambiguous pose. I've always liked this pose from our models. The perspective makes for an almost landscape image. Fun to draw.

Lost

Jenny again. That haircut is so recognizable. I always had fun drawing her. As for the drawing itself, my illustration tendencies seem to come out as I look for lost edges to play with. I also seem to have had a problem finishing faces even then. I know that the poses were longer when I did these drawings so I can't blame lack of time. I guess I just got caught up in the figure more than the face.

Happy New Year

Something old to ring in the new year.
This model, who posed for us for a couple of years, had a wedge cut coif that was nigh unto impossible to ignore as the starting point of any drawing of her. The graphic shape was just too tempting but it ultimately served as a great point of reference for measurement and correct placement of the features.